Jane Dodds MS said, “I want to be clear that I fundamentally believe that vaccines are our best route out of the pandemic, but COVID passports are not part of that solution.
“The evidence does not show that COVID passports will make us safer or drive up vaccination rates.
“What is shown is that they will make some people less likely to be vaccinated and discriminate against some in society.
“Today’s vote sets a dangerous precedent for bad lawmaking and government overreach.””Today’s vote sets a dangerous precedent for bad lawmaking here in Wales and an unnecessary government overreach into our civil liberties without any evidence they will make us all safer.”
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